Aleurodicus maritimus Hempel

(Figs 7, 74)

Aleurodicus maritimus Hempel, 1922b: 1160 –1161. Syntypes, Brazil [examined]. Aleurodicus linguosus Bondar, 1923a: 76 –78. Syntypes, Brazil [examined]. [Synonymised by Costa Lima, 1928: 133.]

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region — Belize, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Surinam, Trinidad.

COMMENTS. The author was able to examine syntypes of both A. linguosus and A. maritimus through the kindness of USNM and MZUSP, respectively. Costa Lima (1928) considered A. linguosus to be a junior synonym of A. maritimus, and his opinion is considered sound by the present author.

A. maritimus is one of the most frequently observed Aleurodicus species in the CFR, feeding on a range of host plants. Extrapolating from the recorded distribution, above, this species is certain to occur through much of the Neotropical Region.